BNP slams govt for giving transit to India
Criticising the government for giving transit to India, BNP yesterday said it was nothing but selling the country's independence at a nominal fee.
The party is also worried at the country's security due to the transit.
“It's an ill-motivated decision to allow India to get land transit facilities from Akhaura to Agartala at a nominal fee. It seems like selling the country's independence at a small price. We think the government has sold its soul to the neighbouring country,” BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed said at a discussion.
Swadhinata Forum, a pro-BNP platform, organised the discussion at the capital's Jatiya Press Club, marking BNP founder Ziaur Rahman's 35th death anniversary.
Rizvi, the senior joint secretary general of BNP, said the government was weakening the sovereignty by giving India transit and making the people confused. “We condemn the government's move.”
He claimed that security experts said the Indian government would send arms to its seven sisters through Bangladesh enjoying the transit facilities to control the people who were demanding independence.
“It's not transit but a corridor because the same country's goods will go to the same country through our territory. It's a dangerous thing,” Rizivi said.
The BNP leader urged the nationalist forces to get united to protect the country's independence and sovereignty and foil any conspiracy against it.
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